Activities at Worplesdon View Care Home
Activities at Worplesdon View
The activities team at Worplesdon View organise and run activities and events for large groups, small groups and individual residents. We include relatives, volunteers and the remaining staff whenever possible and encourage choice and participation from everyone we support. Our programme is planned in advance and is is designed provide tailored, meaningful activities for residents to participate in that will stimulate all senses, whist encouraging mental and physical well-being. We have an activity plan for all residents, and of course, this changes with the needs of each person to keep it up-to-date and useful. Worplesdon View is a fun and dynamic place to live and work, and the secret to this is that everyone is encouraged to see activities as part of their role in the home so that residents are happy and always have something to do.
Marsha Bevan
Marsha comes from a past of organising and planning workshops for school groups and running her own business, with lots of connections to different entertainers, she has undertaken the challenge of managing our busy events and activity schedule. Organised and smiley, you can find her filling in spreadsheets, chatting to residents or playing word games - her favourite activity!
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Worplesdon View Care Home
Scrapbooks of Memories
Residents have started a new project where they will be creating their own personalised scrapbook of memories through 2021 since opening after lockdown. This is an on-going project and gives the residents the opportunity to put pictures together to help them remember what fun, interactive and social sessions they have enjoyed.
There are many more sessions required to create and fill their scrapbooks but when they are ready, the residents will be able to share with family and friends.
Happy New Year
Residents enjoyed New Year's Eve while looking at some of the traditions celebrated around the world and watching the live firework displays and sharing a magnum of Champagne.
Our residents reviewed the last year acknowledging some of the real positives for 2021 and made some new year resolutions, wanting to see and share more special moments with family and friends. We welcome 2022 and hope for a great year all round for all our residents, volunteers, staff, family and friends.
Trip out to Wisley Glow
Residents enjoyed a trip out for a full evening of lights and entertainment at Wisley Glow. It was lovely to walk around and see the different light displays and all the beautiful gardens in the dark. It was a rather chilly evening but we enjoyed a hot refreshment and a mince pie.
Christmas Cake Competition
Residents enjoyed creating their very own Christmas Cakes to enjoy on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Our Head Chef helped make traditional fruitcake as requested by the residents and they all got creative in decorating them. We have a cake for every floor of our home so that everyone gets to enjoy. It was lovely to see how different the cakes looked and how residents worked together to give us traditional looking cakes. We have some very creative and talented residents which allowed us to enter the cake competition.
Visit from the High Sheriff of Surrey
Staff and residents were honoured to receive a visit from The High Sheriff of Surrey, Dr Julie Llewelyn. She was shown around the home and was able to observe residents taking part in different life enrichment activities such as playing interactive games on the home’s magic table which offers light projection games that encourage movement and interaction, and are extremely effective in helping residents living with dementia. She also enjoyed afternoon tea prepared by the home's in house Head Chef with members of staff.
Funfraising Fun
For the month of October, Worplesdon View Care Home Residents and staff set themselves a challenge of walking 1 million steps (within 31 days!) and raising funds for local charity Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. Residents and staff took part in any walks around the garden or on trips out. It was very much a team effort and a whole home approach. The target was reached on October 15, only half way through the challenge. Enthusiasm for the challenge did not dwindle and in total 2,194,144 steps were made. The care home welcomed Jane De Lay, Head of Community Engagement at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, to a small gathering in the home’s garden to receive the cheque and celebrate the effort of the staff and residents.
